This paper examines the effects of the bank merger deregulation passed by U.S. Congress in 1994 on the board … states for 3 years, I found that banks in states with intrastate branching deregulation had a lower proportion of outside … board directors (OBDs) and banks in states with interstate banking and the bank holding company deregulation had a higher …

We analyze whether and how bank deregulation relates to the M&A centric consolidation of U.S. banking industry. Using … significant effect of deregulation on bank consolidation in overall and functionally diverse M&A terms. However, geographically … diverse M&A activity remains largely unaffected by bank deregulation. Importantly, these results are predominantly observed in …

Using economic deregulation as a quasi-natural experiment for increasing product market competition, we find increases … in earnings manipulation and accounting frauds following deregulation. This “dark-side” of product market competition is …

We examine the effects of geographic deregulation on banks' cost of equity (COE) using changes in interstate bank … branching laws over the post–Riegle-Neal period (1994:Q4–2016:Q4). We find strong evidence that deregulation increases banks …

This paper reexamines the adaptation of board structure in U.S. electric utilities following deregulation. Post-deregulation … changes in the complexity of a firm’s operations. Electric utilities that do not become more complex after deregulation reduce … that become more complex; these utilities employ more outsiders but fewer inside directors after deregulation. We conclude …

We study the effect of bank merger deregulation on market structure and wages in the banking industry. We show that … state deregulation of bank mergers and acquisitions increased the market share of large, multi-state banks and lowered wages …. Deregulation had no measurable effect on employment within the banking industry, and no direct effect on banking …